The first thing I thought when I saw that video was Joe Frazier. You know if Smokin' Joe was on this forum, he'd post and be like,

"I did that to him. "

Has anyone ever heard Joe Frazier's voice mail? He does a rap about how he put Ali in that condition. O_O

Found it.

Joe Frazier has a lot of pent up hate for Ali (some/most of it rightfully so - Ali treated Frazier with the greatest disrespect leading up to the Thrilla in Manilla). Frazier lives in near poverty to this day.

Joe Frazier has a lot of pent up hate for Ali (some/most of it rightfully so - Ali treated Frazier with the greatest disrespect leading up to the Thrilla in Manilla). Frazier lives in near poverty to this day.

Joe Frazier has a lot of pent up hate for Ali (some/most of it rightfully so - Ali treated Frazier with the greatest disrespect leading up to the Thrilla in Manilla). Frazier lives in near poverty to this day.

Definitely side with Frazier. I understand what Ali was trying to do, but he crossed the line more than a few times with what he said about Joe. There is really no need to attack a guy in the mean-spirited way that Ali did just to garner attention or sell tickets. It could have been done in a less hurtful way.

And, Joe is a guy that reached out to Ali when he had his license revoked, gave him money and helped get him re-instated. He was re-payed by being portrayed as a 'gorilla,' the 'white man's champ,' and by having his intelligence mocked.

It is amazing to me how Ali came out of that era smelling like a rose and is a national icon while Joe lives in a one-bedroom apartment above his gym in Philly. Everyone seems to forget the 'other' guy that helped make that era as great as it was. Joe deserves better.